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We present the deepest Chandra observation to date of the galaxy M84 in the Virgo Cluster, with over 840 kiloseconds of data provided by legacy observations and a recent 730 kilosecond campaign. The increased signal-to-noise allows us to…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-05-17 C. J. Bambic , H. R. Russell , C. S. Reynolds , A. C. Fabian , B. R. McNamara , P. E. J. Nulsen

(Abridged) The relaxed cool-core Phoenix cluster (SPT-CL J2344-4243) features an extremely strong cooling flow, as well as a mini-halo. Strong star-formation in the brightest cluster galaxy indicates that AGN feedback has been unable to…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2021-02-03 R. Timmerman , R. J. van Weeren , M. McDonald , A. Ignesti , B. R. McNamara , J. Hlavacek-Larrondo , H. J. A. Röttgering

We present new, high resolution radio images of sources associated with cD galaxies and X-ray cavity systems located in cluster cores. The cavity properties derived from archival Chandra observations give reliable estimates of the total jet…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 L. Birzan , B. R. McNamara , C. L. Carilli , P. E. J. Nulsen , M. W. wise

We compare a very deep X-ray image of M87, at the center of the Virgo Cluster, to high-quality optical images of the low excitation emission-line gas in the same region. There are striking coincidences of detail between the two. We explore…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 William B. Sparks , Megan Donahue , Andres Jordan , Laura Ferrarese , Patrick Cote

We examine the properties of the X-ray gas in the central regions of the distant (z=0.46), X-ray luminous cluster of galaxies surrounding the powerful radio source 3C 295, using observations made with the Chandra Observatory. Between radii…

We study the contribution of thermal and non-thermal processes to the inverse Compton emission of the radio galaxy M 87 by modelling its broad-band emission. Through this we aim to derive insight into where within the AGN the X-ray,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2015-04-27 S. de Jong , V. Beckmann , S. Soldi , A. Tramacere , A. Gros

Chandra X-ray observations of the nearby brightest cluster galaxy M87 resolve the hot gas structure across the Bondi accretion radius of the central supermassive black hole, a measurement possible in only a handful of systems but…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-08-06 H. R. Russell , A. C. Fabian , B. R. McNamara , A. E. Broderick

We present three-dimensional simulations of viscous dissipation of AGN induced gas motions and waves in clusters of galaxies. These simulations are motivated by recent detections of ripples in the Perseus and Virgo clusters. Although the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Mateusz Ruszkowski , Marcus Bruggen , Mitchell C. Begelman

We present results from GMRT and Chandra observations of the NGC 1550 galaxy group. Although previously thought of as relaxed, we show evidence that gas sloshing and active galactic nucleus (AGN) heating have affected the structure of the…

New Chandra X-ray and Herschel FIR observations enable a multiwavelength study of active galactic nucleus (AGN) heating and intracluster medium (ICM) cooling in the brightest cluster galaxy of Abell 2597. The new Chandra observations reveal…

We present results from Chandra observations of the galaxy pair and associated galaxy group NGC 5098, and find evidence for both gas sloshing and AGN heating. The X-ray brightness images show diffuse emission with a spiral structure,…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2009-07-22 S. W. Randall , C. Jones , M. Markevitch , E. L. Blanton , P. E. J. Nulsen , W. R. Forman

The Galactic Centre contains a supermassive black hole with a mass of 4 million suns within an environment that differs markedly from that of the Galactic disk. While the black hole is essentially quiescent in the broader context of active…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-09-13 I. Heywood , F. Camilo , W. D. Cotton , F. Yusef-Zadeh , T. D. Abbott , R. M. Adam , M. A. Aldera , E. F. Bauermeister , R. S. Booth , A. G. Botha , D. H. Botha , L. R. S. Brederode , Z. B. Brits , S. J. Buchner , J. P. Burger , J. M. Chalmers , T. Cheetham , D. de Villiers , M. A. Dikgale-Mahlakoana , L. J. du Toit , S. W. P. Esterhuyse , B. L. Fanaroff , A. R. Foley , D. J. Fourie , R. R. G. Gamatham , S. Goedhart , S. Gounden , M. J. Hlakola , C. J. Hoek , A. Hokwana , D. M. Horn , J. M. G. Horrell , B. Hugo , A. R. Isaacson , J. L. Jonas , J. D. B. L. Jordaan , A. F. Joubert , G. I. G. Józsa , R. P. M. Julie , F. B. Kapp , J. S. Kenyon , P. P. A. Kotzé , H. Kriel , T. W. Kusel , R. Lehmensiek , D. Liebenberg , A. Loots , R. T. Lord , B. M. Lunsky , P. S. Macfarlane , L. G. Magnus , C. M. Magozore , O. Mahgoub , J. P. L. Main , J. A. Malan , R. D. Malgas , J. R. Manley , M. D. J. Maree , B. Merry , R. Millenaar , N. Mnyandu , I. P. T. Moeng , T. E. Monama , M. C. Mphego , W. S. New , B. Ngcebetsha , N. Oozeer , A. J. Otto , S. S. Passmoor , A. A. Pate , A. Peens-Hough , S. J. Perkins , S. M. Ratcliffe , R. Renil , A. Rust , S. Salie , L. C. Schwardt , M. Serylak , R. Siebrits , S. K. Sirothia , O. M. Smirnov , L. Sofeya , P. S. Swart , C. Tasse , D. T. Taylor , I. P. Theron , K. Thorat , A. J. Tiplad , S. Tshongweni , T. J. van Balla , A. van der Byl , C. van der Merwe , C. L. van Dyk , R. Van Rooyen , V. Van Tonder , R. Van Wyk , B. H. Wallace , M. G. Welz , L. P. Williams

We present the statistical analysis of X-ray surface brightness and gas density fluctuations in cool cores of ten, nearby and bright galaxy clusters that have deep Chandra observations and show observational indications of radio-mechanical…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-10-10 I. Zhuravleva , S. W. Allen , A. B. Mantz , N. Werner

Context: Observations of the hot gas in distant clusters of galaxies, though challenging, are key to understand the role of intense galaxy activity, super-massive black hole feedback and chemical enrichment in the process of massive halos…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2023-10-20 F. Castellani , N. Clerc , E. Pointecouteau , Y. M. Bahé , J. Schaye , F. Pajot

We have constructed an analytical model of AGN feedback and studied its implications for elliptical galaxies and galaxy clusters. The results show that momentum injection above a critical value will eject material from low mass elliptical…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2009-11-13 Edward C. D. Pope

Although the energetic feedback from active galactic nuclei (AGN) is believed to have a profound effect on the evolution of galaxies and clusters of galaxies, details of the AGN heating remain elusive. Here, we study NGC 193 - a nearby…

We present the first of a sample of fossil galaxy groups with pre-existing Chandra and/or XMM-Newton X-ray observations and new or forthcoming low frequency GMRT data -- RXJ1416.4+2315 (z=0.137). Fossil galaxy groups are ideal laboratories…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-14 Nazirah N. Jetha , Habib Khosroshahi , Somak Raychaudhury , Chandreyee Sengupta , Martin Hardcastle

We conduct an intensive study of the rich, X-ray luminous, and hot galaxy cluster Abell 697 (at z=0.282), likely containing a diffuse radio emission, to determine its dynamical status. Our analysis is based on new spectroscopic data…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 M. Girardi , W. Boschin , R. Barrena

We present deep Chandra X-ray observations of the core of IC 2497, the galaxy associated with Hanny's Voorwerp and hosting a fading AGN. We find extended soft X-ray emission from hot gas around the low intrinsic luminosity (unobscured) AGN…

We present results on the X-ray properties of clusters and groups of galaxies, extracted from a large hydrodynamical simulation. We used the GADGET code to simulate a LambdaCDM model within a box of 192 Mpc/h on a side, with 480^3 dark…